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Messrs. Pottruck and Citron Discuss
Excessive Trading at Online Firms

Updated June 14, 1999 12:01 a.m. ET

Here is more from our interview with David Pottruck, co-chief executive of Charles Schwab Corp., and Jeffrey Citron, chief executive of Datak Online Holdings Corp. Messrs. Pottruck and Citron discuss what online brokers can, and should, do to rein in investors who trade more often than they should.

WSJ: Some online investors trade more actively than they should, burning up a great deal of money on commissions and taking risks that may not be appropriate for their financial position. Some people would say that online...